Buses will service the new Caroline Springs train station when it opens later this month.
Route 460, which runs from Watergardens Shopping Centre to Caroline Springs town centre via Gourlay Road, will be extended to the new station, at the corner of Christies Road and the Western Freeway, from January 29.
Announcing the extension, part of the Better Bus Networks program, Kororoit MP Marlene Kairouz said buses would run every 20 minutes, in each direction, on week days.
Route 461, which runs from Watergardens Shopping Centre to Caroline Springs town centre via Taylors Hill, will be extended to service Plumpton South.
“We’re providing services where they are needed most – making it easier for people to get where they need to go – and servicing new areas for the first time,” Ms Kairouz said.
“Caroline Springs is booming and we’re providing a simple and reliable way for people to use Caroline Springs station from day one.”
The new station has been affected by delays and budget blowouts since it was announced. The state government last year ordered a $4.9 million redesign of the single-platform station to accommodate the $518 million duplication of the Ballarat line to Melton.
For more information about the new bus timetable, visit www.ptv.vic.gov.au.
